Salt is the staple seasoning in the kitchen, but it has so many uses around the house. Did you know that it has thousands of uses?! Salt is made of a unique, naturally occurring chemical compound that makes it useful in so many ways besides making your favorite foods taste good. Rather than write a novel on salt and its thousands of uses, let’s look at these amazing Uses for Salt Around The Home you may not know about. Uses for Salt Around the Home Use in Your Chimney If you have a wood-burning fireplace, you can keep soot from building up in your chimney by tossing some salt on the logs. Helps to Get Rid of Watermarks Remove watermarks from your tables and furniture by using a mixture of warm water and salt. Just allow it to sit for a few minutes and wipe … [Read more...]
4 Tips to Plan Ahead for Christmas Gifts
Sometimes, it can feel like you just celebrated Christmas, and all of a sudden, it’s here again. Once Halloween gets here, the holiday shopping crowds can not only be a hassle, but they could be buying up the exact items that are on your Christmas list. It’s a given that you probably won’t be able to find that perfect magical gift for Harry Potter fans at the last minute, but there are a few tips you can implement to help ensure that you are as ready as you can be when Christmas shows up again. Tips to Plan Ahead for Christmas Gifts 1. Make a Master List If you’re the type of person who takes the time to organize your gift wrap but does your shopping without a detailed list, you could end up in a bind come Christmas time. In order to keep everything organized, you should make a … [Read more...]
Homemade Natural Degreaser
Are you tired of using toxic chemicals to get rid of grime and grease when cleaning? Use this safe, toxic-free Natural Degreaser to clean your stove, kitchen area, and other parts of the home with ease. The Importance of Using a Natural Degreaser Many of the cleaning products marketed today contain harsh ingredients that are harmful to continue breathing in each day. If you’ve noticed that a lot of the products you used in the past to get rid of grease and grime smelt bad and contained toxic ingredients, you may have decided that you’d like to make a switch. Using a Natural Degreaser is beneficial because it doesn’t contain those bad ingredients. Although it’s not full of chemicals, it still gets the job done and leaves the home smelling fresh when you’re done with … [Read more...]
22 Uses For Coffee Grounds
Instead of tossing your coffee grounds in the trash, make use of them. They’ll come in handy for a number of things you may not have thought of before. In fact, there are so many uses for coffee grounds that I may not even be able to cover them all here. The next time you need a way to use up those coffee grounds, go ahead and give this list a look! Uses for Coffee Grounds Use as plant food. Plants that prefer acidic soil will love the coffee grounds. Use to clean greasy, grimy dishware. Place a few teaspoons of coffee grounds on a cleaning rag and use to scour away the grime and grease. Finish up with a thorough rinsing. Mix carrot and radish seeds with coffee grounds before planting to increase your harvest of these plants. Get rid of strong smells on hands … [Read more...]
7 Simple Tips to Improve Your Finances
Financial security is a difficult thing to achieve, especially if you don’t make a lot of money. This is why it’s so important to have an understanding of how personal finances work and what you can do to improve your finances. Lucky for you, we’ve got 7 simple tips to help improve your finances. 1. Read About Finances Education is an important part of personal finances, so pick up a book or two and learn the basics. Understanding basic concepts such as investing, interest rates, credit cards, and saving will help you make better money decisions. It only costs a few dollars to pick up a book that could help you save thousands in the future. 2. Make a Budget Anytime you’re trying to get your finances in order, you need to make a budget. A clearly defined budget allows you to get an … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Foods Last Longer
I am the mom of four very hungry kids. Let us not also forget about the very hungry husband. In our household, we don’t have a lot of room to store extra food. However, what I do buy, I like to use up as much as possible. Here is how you can make your foods last longer. How to Make Your Foods Last Longer The Freezer is your friend Although I am short on freezer space, you may not be. When I make too much of something, it’s nice to be able to stick it in a freezer. I have also learned over time that this is the best way to make your foods last longer. If possible, invest in a deep freezer. If you have the extra space and a spot to plug it in, you can keep all your leftovers stored away without taking up too much space in your smaller freezer. This is an excellent way to make … [Read more...]
12 Genius Tips to Stop Spending Money
How to stop spending money, that's a question I get asked a lot! I know when you are looking to get your budget on track the most abundant advice you get is to stop spending money. I don't know about you but that is easier said than done! It's not as easy as snapping your fingers to just break old habits. It takes commitment and time but I can say with 100% honesty that I know it can be done! I'm living proof! Here are the Tips to Stop Spending Money I used to stop my spending. Make sure to also check out our ways to earn money and money-saving recommendations. 12 Genius Tips to Stop Spending Money My biggest tips are to try one at a time and work them in as you go. Don't dive in and try to completely change it will set you up for failure. Give yourself some leeway too just because … [Read more...]
7 Tips on How to Save on Your Phone Bill
That phone of yours. You’re always carrying it around, but it is costing you a fortune. In today’s money-saving world, you don’t have to foot out a large bill for a phone anymore. I'm going to share my favorite ways on How to Save on Your Phone Bill. 7 Tips on How to Save on Your Phone Bill We all have a cell phone nowadays and the bills I have seen some people have are just crazy. They will pay $200 for one line! WHAT?! No way. No matter how low your phone bill is you can still find a way to save money. Check the tips below! Related: 15 Money Saving Phone Apps Downgrade your phone Are you really in need of the newest iPhone that is on the market? If you can afford it, great! However, if you can’t, then it’s time to downgrade your phone. If … [Read more...]
Top 5 Survival Tips From the Great Depression
The great depression was a desperate time where families had to go back to the basics for survival. Even the rich had been forced to make changes and learn to make do with less and learn to do things for themselves again. These basic Survival Tips From the Great Depression will help you get back to the simple things and make life easier. Top 5 Survival Tips From the Great Depression Use Less Learn to use fewer resources. During the great depression, things like water and heat that we now take for granted were not so easy to come by. Everyone had to learn to do things with less. Today you can do the same. Turn lights off when not in use. Let the sunshine in during the day. Use fans and open windows instead of running the air conditioner. Kick the heat down a notch or two … [Read more...]
14 Ways to Build An Emergency Fund Without Pulling From Your Budget
If you’ve recently gotten on board to the idea of better managing your budget, then you also know how important it is to have an emergency fund in place to keep you from falling back on old mistakes and bad habits. Here are 14 ways to build an emergency fund without pulling from your budget. 14 Ways to Build An Emergency Fund Without Pulling From Your Budget Emergencies can happen at any time and cost us a lot of money. But where is this money supposed to come from when you’re already barely scraping by? We have a few ideas on how to do it, without having to pull from your budget and savings. Sell Your Stuff When you are striving to build an emergency fund quickly, one of the first places that you should start is to take a look around your house … [Read more...]